Nazca, AI and geoglyphs
Archaeologists use AI to find hundreds of geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert
A small team of archaeologists at Yamagata University, working with a colleague from Université Paris, and a pair of AI researchers from the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, used an AI model to find more geoglyphs on the floor of Peru's Nazca Desert.
AI helps uncover hundreds of unknown ancient symbols hidden in Peru’s Nazca Desert
AI-assisted research nearly doubles the number of known Nazca geoglyphs, ancient symbols formed in the ground by moving stones or gravel that date back 2,000 years.
Artificial intelligence helps uncover 303 new geoglyphs in Nazca desert
The large number of new shapes, almost as many as those found during the entire last century, allows researchers to offer an explanation about their function
AI Survey Reveals Hundreds of ‘Nazca Line’ Geoglyphs
The recent survey doubles the count of known geoglyphs, bringing the total count to over 700, while showcasing how AI can be used in cultural heritage contexts.
AI uncovers hundreds of new Nazca geoglyphs in breakthrough discovery
A breakthrough using new technology is rewriting what we thought we knew about the Nazca lines, ancient works of massive art.
AI uncovers over 300 new Nazca geoglyphs in Peru, revealing ancient mysteries
By Alek Buttermann Researchers have uncovered 303 new geoglyphs in Peru’s Nazca Desert, thanks to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). This discovery, made by a team led by Japanese archaeologist Masato Sakai from Yamagata University,
Orcas with knives and humanoids: 2,000-year-old ‘billboards’ found in Peru by AI
Archaeologists recently found over 300 more ancient geoglyphs in the desert of southern Peru with the help of artificial ...
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Vehicles destroying ancient geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert: ‘The damage is irreversible’
Chile has failed to stop cars driving over the large designs etched into the rock of this vast landscape. Aerial images this ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Off-Road Drivers Are Destroying Ancient Artworks Stretching Across Chile’s Deserts
As hundreds of motorists take to the desert, their tracks damage the massive geoglyphs made by Indigenous groups in northern ...
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AI assisted in uncovering unknown symbols in Nazca desert
The study shared in a journal on PNAS website showed AI assistance in discovering new geoglyphs in the Nazca desert. AI has ...
Off-Roaders Are Destroying 3,000-Year-Old Desert Art From a Lost Civilization
"The damage is irreversible," said one archaeologist about ruts left by off-roaders in the Nazca Lines-esque art.
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See Newly Discovered Nazca Drawings That Depict Llamas, Human Sacrifices and More
An A.I.-assisted study identified 303 previously unknown geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert. The art features surprising ...
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Archaeologists are Using AI to Uncover Geoglyphs and Artifacts in the Desert
Archaeologists are using AI to uncover new sites in deserts and have found geoglyphs in Peru and artifacts in Abu Dhabi.
Desert Racers Demolish Art Carved by Ancient People in Chile
Preservationists say governments at all levels have failed to prevent authorized and illegal off-road racers from driving ...